Neram: A Rare Gem in Tamil Cinema
Movie: Neram Director: Alphonse Putharen Cast: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nizam, Simhaa, Thambi Ramaiah, Nasser, John Vijay, Charlie and Ananth Nag Rating: **** “Neram” tops a list of films that come once in a while to…
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Epic: Likable, Laudable and Highly Entertaining
Movie: Epic Director: Chris Wedge Cast/Voices: Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Amanda Seyfried, Pitbull, Beyonce Knowles, Colin Farrell, Aziz Ansari and Christoph Waltz Rating: ***1/2 “Epic” is so good that it does hundred percent justice to…
Shootout at Wadala: Celebration of Mediocrity
Movie: Shootout at Wadala Director: Sanjay Gupta Cast: John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tushhar Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpai, Sonu Sood and Ronit Roy with Mahesh Manjrekar Rating: ** My intention is not to…
Iron Man 3: Perfect blend of action, fun and melodrama
Movie: Iron Man 3 Director: Shane Black Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Favreau, Don Cheadle and Ben Kingsley Rating: ***1/2 If you have followed the work of Shane Black over the…
The Chase: Underrated Classic Underdog
Movie: The Chase Director: Arthur Penn Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Jane Fonda and Angie Dickinson Rating: ***1/2 One of the most underrated classics I have ever come across is “The Chase”, based…
The Croods: One for the Family
Movie: The Croods Directors: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders Cast: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener and Cloris Leachman Rating: *** “The Croods” is not an exceptionally out-of-the-box animated flick, but it most…
Oblivion: Visually Spectacular, Narratively Predictable
Movie: Oblivion Director: Joseph Kosinski Cast: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko and Melissa Leo Rating: **1/2 With no asses to kick, no impossible missions to accomplish, Tom Cruise is left to clean…
Baadshah: Entertainment Guaranteed
Film: Baadshah Director: Sreenu Vaitla Cast: Junior NTR, Kajal Agarwal, M.S. Narayana, Kelly Dorji, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vennela Kishore, Ajay, Brahmanandam, Nassar, Jayaprakash Reddy, Navdeep, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde and Siddharth Suryanarayan Rating: ***1/2 A Sreenu…